Men's Basketball Host CSU Bakersfield

WEDNESDAY'S ACTION

UNI vs CSU Bakersfield | Wednesday, November 13 | 7 p.m. | McLeod Center |

THE ROADRUNNERS

Rod Barnes' squads have now been to the postseason in three of the past four seasons including CSUB's first Division I NCAA Tournament berth in 2015-16, a historic run to the NIT semifinals in 2016-17, and a three-game road swing to the CIT quarterfinals last season.

In the last two trips to the postseason, the `Runners have posted a 5-2 record despite playing all seven games on the road.

With a 50-50 split of returners and newcomers, Barnes will look to his core of veterans to lead the way.

Shawn Stith, a 6'8 forward, has averaged 22 points per game for the Roadrunners, dropping 18 against Notre Dame de Namur and 26 against South Dakota State.
Taze Moore has finished with 18 and 22 point games while leading the Roadrunners in steals with 9.
De'Monte Buckingham is the team's captain and was named the 2017 Atlantic-10 Rookie of the Year before transferring to CSU Bakersfield from the University of Richmond.
Buckingham has recorded 59 minutes, shooting .428 from the field and .333 from beyond the arc. Buckingham has also hauled in a team high 14 rebounds and 11 assists.

THE PANTHERS

UNI moves to 2-0 on the season after defeating the Huskies of Northern Illinois.

Isaiah Brown went 6-8 from the field and 5-6 from three against the Huskies of Northern Illinois. Brown led the Panthers with 17 points.

Austin Phyfe continues to play well in his return to the court following a medical redshirt a season ago. The redshirt sophomore is shooting .556 from the field and leads the Panthers with 15 total rebounds.

Tywhon Pickford finished with an all-around stat line against Northern Illinois, Pickford shot 50% from the field for 9 points, hauled in 6 rebounds and recorded 3 assists and 1 steal.

AJ Green was named to the Lou Henson Award Preseason Watch List. The Lou Henson Award is presented annually to the nation's top Division I mid-major player.

The Panthers return four MVC award winners from last years team.

AJ Green: All-Freshman, All Newcomer, Third Team All-MVC, Freshman of the Year.
Spencer Haldeman: MVC Sixth Man of the Year.
Isaiah Brown: All Defensive Team
Luke McDonnell: Most Improved Team

The Panthers were selected to finish 3rd in the MVC Preseason Poll.

Sophomore, AJ Green, was named Preseason First Team All-MVC. The lone Panther to make the preseason list.

Ben Jacobson enters the season ranked fifth all-time in MVC coaching victories with 268. Jacobson also ranks fifth in the league record book for MVC-only wins with 139 triumphs.

THE STREAK
UNI has made at least one 3-Pointer in 630 straight games – the longest active streak in the Missouri Valley Conference. The last time UNI failed to make a 3-point basket came Feb. 3, 2000, vs. Southern Illinois in a 72-58 Panther victory in the UNI-Dome. UNI went 0-for-4 from 3-point land vs. the Salukis in that contest.

2019 MVC PRESEASON POLL
#             Team (1st-place votes) Points
1.            Missouri State 410
2.            Bradley 368
3.            UNI 343
4.            Loyola 340
5.            Drake 243
6.            Indiana State 210
7.            Illinois State 193
8.            Evansville 132
9.            Valparaiso 98
10.          Southern Illinois 83

PRESEASON ALL-MVC 1st TEAM
Barrell Brown, Bradley
Tulio Da Silva, Missouri State
AJ Green, UNI
Tyreke Key, Indiana State
Cameron Krutwig, Loyola

2-0 START
The Panthers are out to a 2-0 start for the first time since the 2016-17 season. This is the 6th time the Panthers have started 2-0 in the Ben Jacobson era.

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